2013
Comparison of Axial and Anterior Interbody Fusions of the L5–S1 Segment
Whang PG, Sasso RC, Patel VV, Ali RM, Fischgrund JS. Comparison of Axial and Anterior Interbody Fusions of the L5–S1 Segment. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2013, 26: 437-443. PMID: 24196923, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e318292aad7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior lumbar interbody fusionAdverse eventsInterbody fusionPosterior fixationDevice-related adverse eventsL5-S1 interbody fusionL5-S1 disc spaceAnterior interbody fusionAnterior retroperitoneal approachSerious intraoperative complicationsAnterior column supportDifferent surgical approachesLumbar interbody fusionRadiographic fusion rateL5-S1 segmentSupplemental posterior fixationAxiaLIF techniqueHospital chartsIntraoperative complicationsMulticenter reviewRadiographic successRetroperitoneal approachArthrodesis ratesPresacral spaceProcedural data
2007
Thoracolumbar fracture: posterior instrumentation using distraction and ligamentotaxis reduction.
Whang PG, Vaccaro AR. Thoracolumbar fracture: posterior instrumentation using distraction and ligamentotaxis reduction. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007, 15: 695-701. PMID: 17989420, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200711000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone ScrewsFracture Fixation, InternalHumansLumbar VertebraePostoperative ComplicationsSpinal FracturesThoracic Vertebrae